2008 Woodie Awards
Beacon Quick Picks
Keeping Rumsfeld entertained in retirement
Issue date: 11/9/06 Section: Arts and Entertainment
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LITERATURE
by Richard Cherecwich
STEVEN LEE BEEBER; THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES AT CBGB'S: A SECRET HISTORY OF JEWISH PUNK; AVAILABLE NOW
CBGB's closed its tattered doors for good last month, but the club will always be regarded as a punk-rock temple. Steven Lee Beeber compares the club to a temple as well, but more along the lines of one you would attend for Rosh Hashana services. Beeber's new book, The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's, documents the hidden history of punk's Jewish tradition and shows that key members of punk's old guard came from Jewish backgrounds, including the well known (Beastie Boys) and the lesser known (Joey Ramone, born Jeffry Hyman). Forget cowbell, punk needs more shofar.
JAMES PATTERSON; CROSS; AVAILABLE NOV. 13
Master thrill-crafter James Patterson (Along Came A Spider, Kiss the Girls) returns with Cross, his 12th book starring forensics expert Alex Cross. This time around, Cross has to track down a serial rapist who's targeting Washington, D.C.-area college students. The twist is that the rapist had a hand in Cross's wife's death over a decade ago. Expect plenty of suspense, intrigue, rape, gore and single parenting. Wait, single parenting? Perhaps this book is best left for the 40-and-over demographic. Wait for the film adaptation, which will undoubtedly star Morgan Freeman.
FILM
by harry Vaughn
THE RETURN; IN THEATRES TOMORROW
That's strange... The Return looks a lot like The Grudge and, oddly enough, The Grudge 2. Come to think of it, it's also reminiscent of Saw III, Saw II and Saw. It should also be mentioned that The Return bears a strange resemblance to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. Not only that, but you could swear that The Return features the same borrowed elements the recent Amityville Horror remake borrowed from The Ring and The Ring 2. And lets not forget Cabin Fever and Wrong Turn, and while we're at it, House of Wax and Hostel... how much more can you beat a dead horse?
by Richard Cherecwich
STEVEN LEE BEEBER; THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES AT CBGB'S: A SECRET HISTORY OF JEWISH PUNK; AVAILABLE NOW
CBGB's closed its tattered doors for good last month, but the club will always be regarded as a punk-rock temple. Steven Lee Beeber compares the club to a temple as well, but more along the lines of one you would attend for Rosh Hashana services. Beeber's new book, The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's, documents the hidden history of punk's Jewish tradition and shows that key members of punk's old guard came from Jewish backgrounds, including the well known (Beastie Boys) and the lesser known (Joey Ramone, born Jeffry Hyman). Forget cowbell, punk needs more shofar.
JAMES PATTERSON; CROSS; AVAILABLE NOV. 13
Master thrill-crafter James Patterson (Along Came A Spider, Kiss the Girls) returns with Cross, his 12th book starring forensics expert Alex Cross. This time around, Cross has to track down a serial rapist who's targeting Washington, D.C.-area college students. The twist is that the rapist had a hand in Cross's wife's death over a decade ago. Expect plenty of suspense, intrigue, rape, gore and single parenting. Wait, single parenting? Perhaps this book is best left for the 40-and-over demographic. Wait for the film adaptation, which will undoubtedly star Morgan Freeman.
FILM
by harry Vaughn
THE RETURN; IN THEATRES TOMORROW
That's strange... The Return looks a lot like The Grudge and, oddly enough, The Grudge 2. Come to think of it, it's also reminiscent of Saw III, Saw II and Saw. It should also be mentioned that The Return bears a strange resemblance to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. Not only that, but you could swear that The Return features the same borrowed elements the recent Amityville Horror remake borrowed from The Ring and The Ring 2. And lets not forget Cabin Fever and Wrong Turn, and while we're at it, House of Wax and Hostel... how much more can you beat a dead horse?
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